Top 1988 Songs

Hustler Magazine v. Falwell. Dukakis v. Bush. Poison v. Def Leppard. 1988 was one explosive year, not just politically, but also on the radio. The hair was big and the music was bigger, making it not just an eventful year for George H.W. Bush and Dan Quayle, but just as much for Perry Farrell and Bret Michaels. Without further ado, we give you the Top 1988 Songs as voted by AOL Radio listeners.

On Oct. 8 of 1988, the band held the top spot on both the singles and album charts with 'Love Bites' and 'Hysteria,' respectively. An acoustic version of 'Hysteria' was performed by frontman Joe Elliott and guitarist Phil Collen on VH1 Classic.

Shortly after MJ's death on June 25, 2009, U2 started performing a portion of 'Man In the Mirror' at the end of their song 'Angel of Harlem' on their 360° Tour (at the Barcelona, Milan, Paris, and Berlin concerts).

The 1988 song allegedly "came to" producer Mutt Lange during a coffee break. The song reached No.2 on the Hot Billboard 100 and had two music videos: the first debuted in the U.K., with the band playing the song in a run-down home being demolished by wrecking-balls. The U.S. (Def Leppard preferred) version -- with the band playing the song live -- was the No. 1 request on 'Dial MTV' for 68 days.